Guide On Evaluating Environmental Liability For Property Transfers

The Environmental Handbook for Property Transfer and Financing provides an analysis of existing environmental legislation and trends that demonstrate the importance of the environmental site assessment in today's transactional market. Intended as a primer on the subject of environmental site assessments, this handbook will provide a wealth of information and guidance for laymen and experts. It covers the legal principles behind the need for environmental site assessments and explains the technical aspects of conducting these assessments. Environmental professionals, real estate and corporate attorneys, financial professionals, insurance experts, and real estate professionals will find The Environmental Handbook for Property Transfer and Financing a wonderful introduction to environmental site assessment and a valuable reference guide for related activities.

Environmental Liability and Real Property Transactions is a must-have guide to managing risk of environment liabilities in real property transactions. It gives you excellent advice on how to conduct due diligence, hire experts, and discover tell-tale signs of environmental trouble. You'll find in-depth coverage of liability defenses, how to limit environmental exposure, and how to manage contaminated property. New sections include information on electromagnetic fields, lead and radon, liability of trustees, and a discussion of different types of insurance. The book also features numerous forms, checklists, and practice pointers.

"This is probably the most comprehensive treatment of this subject that I have seen. The authors have presented an approach and concept that far surpasses anything currently available." - Jeffrey Vincoli, CSP, CHCM *Examines problems such as transport, burial/storage, monitoring, and spillage - and tells how to overcome them *Provides tables, graphs, and formulas for risk analysis and risk management strategies *Explains complex statistical techniques in clear, basic terms

Designed to assist any party concerned with minimizing or avoiding environmental liability, this looseleaf treatise provides the major federal satutues that impose liability for cleanup of hazardous waste and substances, and discussion of avoiding liability when purchasing property, requesting soil and/or groundwater tests before purchase, and many other topics.